Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

यथाहं तादृशश्चासौ पुत्रस्ते भविता गुणैः । ये च पापा दुराचारा वेदान्धर्मं द्विषंति च

Transliteration

yathāhaṃ tādṛśaścāsau putraste bhavitā guṇaiḥ | ye ca pāpā durācārā vedāndharmaṃ dviṣaṃti ca

Translation

ਜਿਵੇਂ ਮੈਂ ਹਾਂ, ਤਿਵੇਂ ਹੀ ਤੇਰਾ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਗੁਣਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ। ਅਤੇ ਜੋ ਪਾਪੀ ਤੇ ਦੁਰਾਚਾਰੀ ਹਨ—ਜੋ ਵੇਦਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਧਰਮ ਨਾਲ ਵੈਰ ਰੱਖਦੇ ਹਨ—

Word by Word

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparative relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकार-वाचक-अव्यय (comparative/manner indeclinable)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तादृशः: such/like that
• तादृशः: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate adjective/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• असौ: that (he)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ते: your/of you
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भविता: will be
• भविता: Kriya-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: भवितृ-प्रत्ययान्त (Agent noun/कर्तृवाचक), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भविष्यत्-अर्थे (one who will be)

• गुणैः: by qualities
• गुणैः: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पापाः: sinful
• पापाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• दुराचाराः: of bad conduct
• दुराचाराः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुराचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• वेदान्: the Vedas
• वेदान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• धर्मम्: dharma
• धर्मम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• द्विषन्ति: hate
• द्विषन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्विष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Śiva (continuing)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Girijā (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva continues the proclamation: the son will mirror Śiva’s qualities; the narrative tone turns admonitory, pointing toward the fate of Veda-dharma-haters.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī (Girijā)
• Vedas
• Dharma
• Gajānana (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma and the Vedas are upheld as sacred foundations; hostility toward them is portrayed as a mark of adharma with consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it frames moral alignment—reverence for Veda and dharma.